All Computational Finance certificate courses make extensive use of the R language, which is not taught to students in the coursework. Experience with another modern language will be accepted, provided the student is willing to learn R independently.

The CF certificate courses are regular graduate courses from the first year MS curriculum and are academically rigorous. In addition to subject matter proficiency requirements, all applicants are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree.

Program Costs

Coursework in the Computational Finance certificate is a subset of the first-year MS curriculum, and all 12 credits are optionally transferable into the degree program for students who are later admitted to the MS if students elect that option at the time of initial certificate enrollment. For 2017-2018, CF certificate courses for online, non-degree students cost $900 per credit.

The complete CF certificate is priced at $10,800. Course fees do not include UW mandatory fees assessed on a quarterly basis, such as registration and student technology fees. Course fees also exclude textbooks. The all-inclusive price is approximately $12,500.

Financial aid is not available through CFRM or UW for non-degree programs, except for MS students required to take courses on a preparatory basis, who may be eligible for federal student aid. Outside scholarships, employer reimbursement, or private student loans may be used to cover expenses.

Schedule

Certificate students are not required to attend the live online lectures; recordings will be posted on the course website to review on demand. Assignments are due weekly.